Oscars 2010 Date and Time

Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:23 pm

For those of you wondering about the Oscars 2010 date and time, you’ve come to the right place. Not only will we tell you all about the important dates and times surrounding this year’s Academy Awards, but we’ll also take a brief look back at some of the most historical dates in the history of the ceremony.

If you’d like to know even more about the annual star-studded event, I’d suggest the following Oscar books from Amazon (yes, we get a tiny commission).

The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History Revised and Updated

So You Think You Know Oscar: Test Your Academy Award IQ

80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards (my personal favorite)

Here’s all the important information concerning Oscars 2010 date and time:

December 1st, 2009 – The official screen credits forms were due.

December 28th, 2009 – The nomination ballots were mailed out.

January 24th, 2010 – The nomination polls were closed.

February 2nd, 2010 – The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be unveiled at 8:38 EST from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. The nominations will be announced by actress Anne Hathaway and Tom Sherak, the current president of the Academy.

February 10th, 2010 – The final date for Oscar ballots to be mailed.

February 20th, 2010 – The Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards are presented.

March 2nd, 2010 – The polls close for Oscar voting.

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 – The Oscars Red Carpet (the pre-show for the Academy Awards) will air live at 7:30 EST and 6:30 CST on ABC. This affords housewives across America a chance to say tacky things about the various styles worn (or barely worn, as the case might be) by actresses.

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 – The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast live at 8 EST and 7 CST on the ABC network. Held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, the event will be co-hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

Important Dates and Time in Oscar History

The first Oscar ceremony was held at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood on Thursday, March 16th, 1929. It was hosted by William C. deMille and Douglas Fairbanks, and it was a private, non-televised event.

In 2002, the Kodak Theatre became the official home of all future Academy Awards events.

The red carpet pre-show was launched in 1979 and hosted by Regis Philbin.

The Oscars were postponed for one day on March 30th, 1981, following the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.

The 76th Academy Awards on February 29th, 2004, drew the largest audience with 43.56 million viewers. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 11 awards that year.

The top Oscar ceremony based on Nielsen ratings took place on April 7th, 1970. During the 42nd Annual Academy Awards, just over 43 percent of American households tuned in to watch Midnight Cowboy win Best Picture.

The ceremony with the least viewers and lowest ratings was the 80th Annual Academy Awards on February 24th, 2008 (with less than 19 percent of U.S. households tuning in). No Country for Old Men picked up the Oscar for Best Picture during this event.

And that concludes our look at the 2010 Oscar dates and times. Whether you’re rooting for Avatar or The Hurt Locker, you’ll know exactly when you need to tune in.

7 Responses to “Oscars 2010 Date and Time”

I remember the year you had to apply to attend the red carpet, post 911 (Oscars 2002). I sent in a copy of my driver’s license, and an essay or something! It was a lottery, I believe. A group of 4 of us applied to attend, but were not chosen.